The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-29
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily Newa

Summary OF tho Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.
TIM Interstate Commissioners, In an.
swer to inquiries, recently stated that they
could not take cognizance of any matters
until q violation OF the law occurred, ex.
eepting the long and short haul, the only
question in which they were allowed dis
erection.
The San Francisco Chamber Of Com.
merce has memorialized the United States
Secretary Of the Navy not to have the war
ship Hartford destroyed, but repaired, and
keep her in the service, owing to her histor-
ical character.
The President has appointed Sigourney
Butler, of Boston, to be Second Comptrol-
Ter Of the Treasury, in place Of Judge May
nard, promoted to the Assistant Secretary
ship of the Treasury.
THE Interstate Commission is burdened
with petitions of all kinds asking relief
from and under the Interstate Commerce
act
ARRANGEMENTS are being made for a new
silver vault in the National Treasury build
ing at Washington for the accumulated
standard silver dollars.
SAMUEL F. BIGELow has been appointed
United States Attorney for the third dis
trict of New Jersey, and Henry W. Merritt,
OF Illinois, has been named as United States
Consul to Chemnitz, Germany.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL GARLAND has reaf-
frmed his former opinion that the Score
tary Of the Treasury does not possess the
power of remission in the case of the Amer
lean schooner San Diego, seized for taking
seals at the Alaska islands in violation of
law.
The Pacific Railroad Commission has sent
letters to department and railroad officials
asking for information and has adjourned
to meet in New York in week or two.
THE President has appointed Edward F.
Bingham, of Ohio, to be Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court Of the District of Columbia,
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Chief Justice Cartier.
MAJOR F. W. BENTON, of the Ninth cav.
airy, was recently sentenced by a court
martial to be dismissed from the service for
drunkenness. The President has commuted
the sentence to one years suspension from
rank duty on half pay.
SECRETARY FAIRCHILD, Of the Treasury,
has issued orders for the collection by Gus
tom officials of information regarding the
fisheries
THE total amount of trade dollars re-
deemed by the Government SO far is s., 22l3,
O0O
A SPECIAL from Washington states that
President Cleveland will not accept u re-
nomination.
An invitation for reunion Of California
''49ers" in Washington has already elected
responses from nearly fifty California pio-
neers, now resident in Washington. headed
by Justice Field, ex-Commissioner West,
g. {. Gorham, kilbourne and others, and a
number of pioneers in Boston wish to Join.
THE EAST.
FIFTY dealers in oleomargarine in New
York City were fined the other day for
violating the State law in selling the COM
pound.
THE engine Of the early morning freight
train on the Central Vermont railroad left
the track at Sliphill, VT, on the 18th and
slid down the bank into the river. The
tender and cars kept to the rail. Both en-
gineer and fireman escaped unhurt.
Four men who went out sailing from
New York City the other morning were
probably drowned as their empty boat was
found capsized on reef down the bay in
the afternoon.
ALEXANDER MITCHELL, president of the
Chicago, Milwaukee 4 St. Paul railroad
died at the Hoffman House, New York, on
the 18th, Of disease of the heart.
THE leading shoe manufacturers Of New
York have formed an association and been
cd ,,ndnp ho 80 h., De-
and Shoe Manufacturers Association OF
New York" The object of the organiza-
ton is for the better protection of their
business and to resist demands that may
be made upon them by their employees.
THE Stove Manufacturers Association ut
q meeting at Rochester, N. Y, on the 2oth,
resolved to order all patterns Of closed
factories in the West into the works of New
York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and
Eastern Pennsylvania.
By the escape of gas from main on Sec
ond avenue. New York, the other night,
one boy was severely burned by an explo.
sion and some eight persons narrowly es-
capped asphyxiation.
A DRAFT for $4,000, drawn by the Bank
Of North America of Philadelphia on the
Bank Of New York in favor of Dunn Bros,
has been lost or stolen. Payment has been
stopped.
A STATEMENT was filed the other day in
the county clerks office at New York
showing that the directors of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, By a two-thirds
tote, had increased its capital s, zoo, 900,
making total capital of ST., 100000.
THREE Of the largest silver manufacture
Ing firms in New York City have notified
their men that all members of labor organ.
izations will be discharged.
EXERCISES in honor Of tbe wem0yy of ex
FSssaekt ktthnr were held in the As,em
bly, Chamber at Albany. n. V, on the Goth
THE general assignment of George Clark
the millionaire land owner and hop dealer
of Springfield, \. V, shows S200,OOO of I'M
satisfactory judgments outstanding. The
liabilities were estimated at s., 100000.
THE coroner's jury at Providence, r. L.
In the case of HaskiNS. the maniac who was
murdered in the State Insane Asylum by 6
fellow inmate, returned a verdict holding
the General Assembly morally responsible
by reason Of its failure TO provide adequate
room. necessitatiug the putting of two in
mates In one room for the night.
THE bill permitting pool selling on race
tracks in New York was passed by the
New York Assembly ON the 2lst and now
goes to the Senate. 1t allows pool selling
for not to exceed thirty days during the
season on any track.
THE conductors and brakemen on the
Buffalo division of the Lackawanna road
recently demanded one and quarter days
pay for the run of $50 miles and threatened
to strike.
THERE was much excitement and active
trading on the Coffee Exchange at New
York on the 2lst. Coffee jumped up fifty
points. The cause Of the sudden rise was
not made known.
FRANK NJ. ScoTT. bookkeeper for Webster